在空格中填上适当的单词,使对话完整正确。一空一词(含缩写词)。
(N: Nick T: Taylor)
N: Dr. Taylor, I’m Nick from Popular Science. Nowadays people are easily distracted(分心的). How come?
T: It’s “the monkey mind”. You feel it hard to stay focused, like a monkey (1) from thought to thought.
N: Yeah. Many people get mad with (2) for having so many thoughts.
T: It’s (3) to feel like this because humans have around 6,000 thoughts per day. So (4) it and make friends with your monkey mind. What if your monkey mind isn’t a (5) ? Perhaps it can remind you to be curious and kind towards your mind.
N: Umm, I see. (6) that, what else can we do to calm our brain?
T: When the monkey mind is getting busy, give it a job to do. Use your (7) , like watching a flower, listening closely to the birds, smelling the air or taking deep breaths. Notice (8) your thoughts and feelings change.
N: That’s to say, try to focus our attention first. When our mind is calm, we can (9) our work again.
T: That’s true. In the daily life, developing habits helps make your brain stronger. Try drawing, reading, playing chess or else and see what (10) . Then keep practicing to strengthen your brain’s power.